Vianne and Isabelle are two sisters who are complete opposites. Vianne is a wife and mother living in the quiet village of Carriveau. Isabelle is a rebellious 18 year old living in Paris. When WWII begins, Vianne has to send her husband off to war. When the Nazi's occupy France Vianne is forced to share her home with a Nazi commander. Vianne has to make one difficult choice after another to attain her one and only goal; keep herself and her daughter alive, which is extremely difficult when her every move is being watched by the enemy.
While Isabelle is forced is evacuate Paris while the Germans bomb the city, she falls deeply in love with Gaetan, a Frenchman who believes they can win the war by fighting the Germans within their occupied country. When Gatean abandons Isabelle, she rashly throws herself into the French rebellion, where one wrong move could get her killed.
'The Nightingale', by Kristin Hannah, taught me so much about what life was like living in occupied France. While most of the men who went off to war end up in P.O.W. camps, the women that were left behind had no money, no protection, not enough food, and very little hope. They were also women with true grit and a strong will to survive. Each women was left to quietly fight the Nazis in their own way, truly helping in the war effort.
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